Ruark Bluff
Ruark Bluff is a cliff in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 265 m. Sand Mountain stands 369 m to the southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Ruark Bluff Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 23 miles off. 91 named places lie within 25 miles, 20 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 265 m
How to reach it
- 23.4 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
91 named places within 25 miles
- Ruark Bluff Park: 0.4 mi
- Mutton Creek Park: 1.2 mi
- Mutton Creek North Access: 1.7 mi
- Hawker Point Public Use Area: 5.3 mi
- Greenfield Public Use Area: 5.7 mi
- Mill Bluff: 1.2 mi
- Downs Bluff: 2.5 mi
- Shaw Bluff: 3.0 mi
- Sorters Bluff: 5.7 mi
- Wasson Bluff: 6.7 mi
- Scott Hill: 2.0 mi
- Bald Hill: 2.9 mi
- Sand Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Chapel Hill: 5.5 mi
- King Hill: 8.2 mi
- Stony Point Prairie Conservation Area: 12.4 mi
- Pearl Creek Farm: 20.8 mi
- Little Sac Woods Conservation Area: 24.2 mi
- Schuette Prairie: 24.9 mi
- Polk County Museum: 21.8 mi
- Gay Parita Sinclair Gas Station: 23.9 mi
- Community Garden: 21.8 mi
- Spencer's Gas Station: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ruark Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Mountain | SE 132° | 369 m | 18.9 mi |
| The Mound | S 186° | 352 m | 14.9 mi |
| Bryant Mound | S 180° | 351 m | 14.3 mi |
| The Mound | NE 36° | 333 m | 11.4 mi |
| Grisham Knob | E 99° | 327 m | 18.0 mi |
| Turkey Knob | E 92° | 326 m | 14.8 mi |
| Bunker Hill | SE 126° | 323 m | 10.4 mi |
| Sand Mountain | SSE 157° | 321 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:01 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:20 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 38 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 38 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stockton DAM, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358040606
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